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It became a common name, the cart to go shopping, as the brand had become so popular. However, the manufacturer of trolleys based in Alsace is in insolvency and has just been placed in receivership.
They still want to believe it. Tuesday January 4, in front of the court of Saverne in the Bas-Rhin, the union and the 140 employees of Caddy hope to find a buyer. “We are here today to show that we care about this company”, says Christophe Payet, CFDT union representative. Caddy is the emblem of the supermarket and self-service, a flagship of “made in France”. Invented in 1928, the metal cart had its heyday. In 2012 and 2014, the company, in financial difficulty, underwent two legal reorganizations and a job protection plan.
Today the cart is used less and less, but the CEO remains convinced by this necessary product and still believes in a recovery. To date, still no buyer. Caddy has lost a lot of money since the start of the pandemic, the rising cost of raw materials like steel has not helped the company’s finances. Caddy was placed in receivership in the morning, the company has one month to find a buyer.